Comparison

SecretStash vs. Doppler

By , founder of SecretStash

Pick SecretStash if you're a small team that wants flat pricing: $10/month covers up to 20 users, while Doppler's Team plan is $21 per user, or $420/month for twenty. Pick Doppler if you need SAML SSO or automatic secret rotation today. SecretStash has neither, and Doppler's free Developer plan covers up to 3 users.

Bar chart of monthly cost by team size. SecretStash costs $10 for 3, 5, 10, or 20 users. Doppler Team costs $63 for 3 users, $105 for 5, $210 for 10, and $420 for 20.
Monthly list price at common team sizes: SecretStash flat plans vs. Doppler Team at $21 per user.
FeatureSecretStashDoppler
Pricing modelFlat rate per organization tierPer-seat, billed per user/month
Free tierNo free plan; 14-day trialDeveloper plan, free for first 3 users
CLI workflowCLI-first pull/pushCLI available alongside dashboard-first workflow
Client-side encryptionZero-knowledge, encrypted before uploadServer-side encryption at rest
SSO / SAMLComing soon (Enterprise tier, via WorkOS)Included on Team tier and above
Automatic secret rotationNot availableIncluded on Team tier and above
Activity logsIncluded on all paid plansIncluded, retention varies by tier

Pricing at a glance

  • Doppler Developer: free for the first 3 users, then $8/user/month.
  • Doppler Team: $21/user/month.
  • Doppler Enterprise: custom pricing.
  • SecretStash Team: a flat $10/month (or $100/year) for up to 20 users — no per-seat math required.
  • SecretStash Organization: a flat $40/month (or $400/year) for unlimited users.

How much does each cost as your team grows?

Monthly cost at common team sizes, using the list prices above.

Team sizeSecretStashDoppler Team ($21/user)
3 users$10/month (Team)$63/month
5 users$10/month (Team)$105/month
10 users$10/month (Team)$210/month
20 users$10/month (Team)$420/month

Doppler's Developer plan is free for the first 3 users, so a team of 3 or fewer that doesn't need Team-tier features may pay nothing on Doppler. Past 20 users, SecretStash's Organization plan is a flat $40/month with no user cap.

Which one fits your team?

Choose SecretStash if…

You're a small Laravel or Node team that wants predictable, flat pricing regardless of headcount, and you're comfortable with a CLI-first workflow rather than a full secrets-ops platform.

Choose Doppler if…

You need SAML SSO today, not on a roadmap. Or you need automatic secret rotation or dynamic secrets, which SecretStash does not plan to build.

How do you switch from Doppler to SecretStash?

Moving from Doppler is a one-time export and push. Your code keeps reading the same .env values, so nothing in the app itself changes.

  1. Export each Doppler config (dev, staging, production) to a .env file on your machine. The Doppler CLI can download secrets in .env format.
  2. Create an account at secretstash.cloud. New organizations start with a 14-day trial. In the dashboard, click "New application" and create one environment per file you exported (for example, local, staging, production).
  3. In your Laravel app, run composer require dniccum/secret-stash-cli, then php artisan secret-stash:login to authorize the CLI in your browser. Set SECRET_STASH_APPLICATION_ID in your .env to the ID shown for your application.
  4. Run php artisan secret-stash:install. This creates the key that encrypts your values on your machine. It lives in ~/.secret-stash/device_private_key.pem, so keep that directory safe.
  5. Push each exported file into its environment, for example php artisan secret-stash:variables push --environment=production --file=.env.production. Values are encrypted before they leave your machine.
  6. Invite teammates to your organization from the dashboard. Each one installs the CLI, runs php artisan secret-stash:login, and runs php artisan secret-stash:keys init once on their machine.
  7. Sharing works one environment at a time. Run php artisan secret-stash:share --environment=production for each environment (staging, local, and so on), then teammates pull with php artisan secret-stash:variables pull --environment=production.
  8. Delete the plaintext export files once everything is pushed, so they don't end up in Slack or Git later.

What doesn't SecretStash do yet?

Check these before you switch. If one is a hard requirement, Doppler may be the better fit today.

  • No SAML SSO yet. Enterprise SSO via WorkOS is on the roadmap, not shipped.
  • No automatic secret rotation or dynamic secrets, and none planned.
  • Not SOC 2 certified.
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Sources

Doppler pricing verified against doppler.com/pricing. Figures current as of September 2026 and subject to change.

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